Leaflet for managers of tourist accommodation on how to reduce the risk of Legionnaires' disease

Facts about Legionnaires' disease

Legionnaires’ disease is a multisystem disease which causes pneumonia due to gram-negative bacteria (Legionella spp.) found in freshwater environments around the world. Humans are infected by inhalation of aerosols containing Legionella.

Disease data from ECDC Surveillance Atlas - Legionnaires disease

The Surveillance Atlas of Infectious Diseases is a tool that interacts with the latest available data about a number of infectious diseases. The interface allows users to interact and manipulate the data to produce a variety of tables and maps.​​

Number and rates of Legionnaires’ disease reported cases, EU/EEA 2008-2012

Communicable disease threats report, 16-22 April 2017, week 16

surveillance report-21 Apr 2017

This issue of the ECDC Communicable Disease Threats Report (CDTR) covers the period 16-22 April 2017 and includes updates on influenza, cholera, poliomyelitis, measles, legionnaires' disease and yellow fever.